April 29, 2008
Election 2008

   New green collar workers as white and slightly racist as their blue-collar ancestors

While campaigning in Indiana on Sunday, Hillary Clinton explained how she will address the losses of white and blue collar jobs, saying "We're going to create green collar jobs."

What is a green collar job? One green CEO says, "[It] in essence a blue-collar job that has been upgraded to address... environmental challenges." And how do green-collar workers differ from their blue collar counterparts? We asked a former steel worker turned "renewable energy technician" to point out a few details on the job site:

Posted by: Laurie Kilmartin      I’m a fan of Laurie Kilmartin
Related Stories

Michael Drucker
Barbie's Dream House Is Not in Tehran

Your election questions answered: the Political Pundit Chat Bot

Jerry and Joe Long
The Clintons Campaign the Way Bush Governs
The country may be post-racial, but Joe Biden is still Joe Biden
The country may be post-racial, but Joe Biden is still Joe Biden
Daily   Weekly
Get Our Newsletter